Bengaluru on the 10th of September : Looking ahead to the 2023 Assembly elections the ruling BJP in Karnataka will on Saturday organize “Janaspandana,” a public gathering to commemorate the Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai’s one-year tenure as the government’s head and three-year rule in the state.The massive event is scheduled in Doddaballapur which is a neighboring town of Bengaluru.
With this event the BJP hopes to put aside the recent setbacks in the state.
It was first the backlash of BJP members as well as Hindu activists against the killings of Hindu and BJP activists in the state.
Then the supposed royal treatment handed out to the murderers of Bajrang Dal activist Harsha in the prison.
The workers of the party had set up siege to the home of Karnataka Home Minister.
Social media campaigns were held to ridicule the inaction and inability to protect Hindu activists.Hindu Mahasabha as well as Sri Rama Sena declared that they won’t let BJP win the forthcoming Assembly elections.
Also, the reverse of textbook revisions after a protests by the public and progressive thinkers as well as religious pontiffs is seen as a blow to BJP.Many community groups, like Lingayat Panchamasali’s sub caste, Kuruba and Valmiki are calling for reservations.
Social unrest in the wake of the hijab crisis and the boycott of Muslim traders, despite the situation has polarized Hindu votes, leading industrialists among them Biocon Chief Kiran Majumdar-Shaw, warned that India could lose its position as a leader in IT as well as BT sectors in the event of a prolonged unrest.
To add to the myriad of the recent rain storm in Bengaluru is shaking the ruling BJP.Insiders of the party say they will be able to overcome the setbacks.Chief Minister Bommai has said that the huge rally will not just boost the prospects of the party, but also increase the prospects of BJP in the former Mysuru region where the party is in a weak position.
The Central Leadership is currently talking about winning 150 seats in Karnataka and for that, it will need to get seats in the south Karnataka districts that are the home of regional parties JD (S) as well as Congress.The ruling party has a new opponents in the form of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the state.
The event was delayed three times and was considered an attempt to sabotage.But, BJP hopes to make this event a huge success and announce it for the upcoming elections.
The party is anticipating an audience of over 3 lakh people and party members.
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